Insights and Stories on Markets

Feb. 21, 2012 at 12:00 pm CST

Ukrainian grain traders have agreed to limit wheat exports to 1.7 million tonnes in February-July following a request from the government which is concerned about supply to the domestic market, Ekonomicheskie Izvestia reported on Friday. The newspaper quoted traders as saying that only 800,000 tonnes of wheat would be exported […]

Feb. 20, 2012 at 12:22 am CST

Feeder cattle prices in Western Canada were steady to $3 per hundredweight higher last week after stagnating in the first half of February. A small group of medium-flesh Angus-cross steers averaging 548 pounds reached over $180/cwt at a presort sale in central Alberta. A large group of exotic steers weighing […]

By Jerry Klassen

Feb. 17, 2012 at 12:02 am CST

The absence of willing sellers and advances in other grains are adding some firmness to feed barley values in southern Alberta. However, the lack of fresh demand is limiting any upward price movement, keeping barley in a narrow range, said an industry participant. Lethbridge feed barley spot bids in mid-February […]

By Adam Johnston

Feb. 17, 2012 at 12:01 am CST

Prairie pulse and special crop processor Legumex Walker has bought its way into the U.S. dry bean and dehulled sunflower seed markets. The Winnipeg company, formed last summer in the merger of Roy Legumex and Walker Seeds, announced Wednesday it has bought St. Hilaire Seed Co. and the sunflower seed […]

Feb. 16, 2012 at 6:30 am CST

The farmers who sought and got a court ruling declaring the federal government’s deregulation of the Canadian Wheat Board “an affront to the rule of law” have now formally filed for a class action to roll back the government’s plans. Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board (FCWB) on Wednesday announced […]